Anna Hemnes, MDEnriched profile
Chair, Department of Medicine and System Physician-in-Chief, Vanderbilt Health; Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (holder of the Elsa S. Hanigan Chair in Pulmonary Medicine) · Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Anna Hemnes, MD, is Chair, Department of Medicine and System Physician-in-Chief, Vanderbilt Health at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The public record shows 469 publications with 12,887 citations (h-index 60), centered on Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Heart Failure Treatment and Management. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 8 companies, 11 NIH-funded awards (2006–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation research
- Top research focus: Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 8 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
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Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 52 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 176.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Risk and Resilience in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Genetically Susceptible Individuals
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT05584722 - Carnitine Consumption and Augmentation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
InvestigatorPhase 1CompletedNCT04908397 - Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry
Sponsor: Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Inc.
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT04071327
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year202537 payments$46,361openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- VIVUS LLCProgram year20251 payment
- United Therapeutics CorporationProgram year20253 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
11 NIH research awards on record, funded 2006–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Genomic and Circulating Predictors of PAH response
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
FY2026$769,368R01HL142720 - Network Medicine and Systems Pharmacology to Advance Precision Medicine in Combined Pulmonary Hypertension
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
FY2026$592,928R01HL163960 - Mentorship in Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
FY2026$114,644K24HL155891
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Variation in SNX29 and Acute Vasodilator Response in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.
Circulation research
2026 - Lactobacillus Is Associated With Disease in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Comprehensive Physiology
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
Contact
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Office address
1301 Medical Center Drive, B817, Nashville, TN 37232
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →vanderbilthealth.com ↗
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- B.A.
Biology and Anthropology, Columbia University
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Board Director and President
Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute
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Pulmonary Hypertension Association Scientific Leadership Council
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Pulmonary Circulation (journal)
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Director
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Vanderbilt Lung Institute; Director, Center for Lung Research
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- "Beyond the Dome: Anna Hemnes"
Johns Hopkins Medicine profile feature
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CHEST podcast on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment Guidelines (moderated by D. Kyle Hogarth, MD)
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"PH Roundtable: The ABCs of Pulmonary Hypertension," Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension (with John Ryan, MD and Brad Maron, MD)
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Anna-R-Hemnes-38756330
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- LinkedIn
LinkedIn: Anna Hemnes, MD at Vanderbilt University (personal profile, auth-walled)
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